Oh wow. I didn't know the ampersand was really part of the alphabet at some point, and I actually had no clue about the origins of the word. That's really cool.
After reading this post, I was wondering about the origins of the French version of it, 'esperluette'. I checked on Wikipedia. The story is in fact similar to the English one.
Cheers!
PS: note that there is an 'INSERT image of primer' in the middle of your post. An image may be missing ;)
Interesting that the French version and the English are similar.
Yes, you are correct, there was a missing image. Thank you for the catch.
You are very welcome! Cheers!