What is the origin of the ampersand symbol (&)?
The origin of ampersand (&) is traced back to the Latin word 'et', meaning 'and'. The letters E and T were written together and the symbol was first discovered on a wall in Pompeii.
The symbol was later taught as a part of the alphabet in the 1800s and the name  'ampersand' was suggested to mean 'and, per se and'.