3 ms·

The ampersand goes back farther than that. It comes from the Latin et (unsurprisingly also meaning and) and dates to the first century AD.

• NikkiA 7y ago
  Hence why you sometimes see 'et al' rendered as '& al' (although it doesn't look right at all with the crappy ampersand in the font firefox is using here)
  • aap_ 7y ago
    &c. is my favourite :)