'&' is a smooshed together e+t. The Latin for 'and' is 'et.' - ThreadSky

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merriam-webster.com • 65 days ago

'&' is a smooshed together e+t.

The Latin for 'and' is 'et.'

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muaddibatreideez.bsky.social•65 days ago

Thanks for this, &c.

docdanpgh.bsky.social•65 days ago

So the way folks in The Burgh say “n’at” is derived from the Latin 🤔

haydentcem.bsky.social•65 days ago

Kind of like how a W used to be written as 2 Vs, so it’s 2 Vs smushed together

wicksdoug.bsky.social•65 days ago

Deep.

3fecta.bsky.social•65 days ago

lizca9.bsky.social•65 days ago

French also

anonmonk.bsky.social•65 days ago

& I love that little glyph

maple-momiji.bsky.social•65 days ago

Back then '&' was also sometimes used to spell an 'e' followed by a 't'.

Source: One text in my Carolingian Manuscripts course had 'mole tholis' written as "mol&holis".

orpach.bsky.social•65 days ago

There's also the Tironian et: ⁊
Which is used in place of an & sometimes in Ireland/Scotland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tironian_notes#Current

I'd link to your website, but you don't seem to document it.