Where does “ו/או” come from?

ו/או (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ו־, from Proto-Semitic wa — conjunction particle.

ו/או (Hebrew): And/or

Definitions

  1. And/or

Ancestry of “ו/או”, step by step

ו/או traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ו־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewו־and
2Proto-Semiticwaconjunction particle

via English and/or

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishand/or—
Every word from Proto-Semitic wa →Every word from Hebrew ו־ →