Expertlatin
Did Tiro invent shorthand?
Marcus Tullius Tiro, a learned freedman who was a member of Cicero's household, invented the notae Tironianae (“Tironian notes”), the first Latin shorthand system. Devised in 63 bc, it lasted over a thousand years. Tiro also compiled a shorthand dictionary.
What is tironian et in irish?
A few Tironian symbols are still used today, particularly the Tironian et (⁊), used in Ireland and Scotland to mean 'and' (where it is called agus in Irish and agusan in Scottish Gaelic), and in the z of viz.
