seven popular symbols we don't know the meaning of
Everyday we encounter thousands of signs and symbols
We use some of them to express our strongest feelings when we can't find the right words
Have you ever wondered about those symbols origins and are you accurately using them?
here is a selection of some of the most famous symbols for instance the bluetooth symbol the meanings and
origins of which remain a mystery to most people
symbol number seven
the ampersand the
ampersand symbol represents the latins conjunction at which equals the English word and
Such ligature was first invented in ancient Rome by Tyrone Cicero's secretary
To speed up writing Cairo invented a system of abbreviations which became known as the tyrolean notes
Many centuries later the ampersand became so popular in Europe and America that for a long time
It enjoyed the honor of concluding the English alphabet
It only began to be omitted in the early 20th century
the actual word ampersand is a contraction of the phrase and per se and
That teachers used to say after reciting the alphabet from a to z
Over time the letters E and t have merged into the symbol we use today
symbol number six the Heart symbol
In this case things are even less straightforward
despite the widespread belief that love resides in the heart everyone knows that the shape of the real human heart has
little in Common with the symbolic representation
However there are several theories about the symbols origins
one when courting swans approached each other in the middle of the lake
Their shapes merge into a shape similar to the heart symbol in many of the world's cultures
these birds represent love loyalty and devotion
Because swan pairs stay together for life
to another hypothesis says that the heart symbol initially represented the feminine form
supporters of this theory argue that the symbol depicts the shape of the female pelvis
The ancient Greeks were known to attach special significance to this part of the female anatomy
And even went on to construct one extraordinary temple to the goddess aphrodite
It was unique because it was the only temple in the world in which people worshiped the buttocks. Oh yes, you read that right?
Three there was also a theory stating that this symbol represents the shape of an ivy leaf on
Their vases the greeks usually included ivy leaves and drawings that portrayed unisys
the God of Winemaking and Patron of passion
symbol number five the Medical symbol
Not many people know this, but the symbol of medicine a staff with wings and two snakes was first adopted by mistake
According to legend the Greek God hermes in the Roman Pantheon Mercury possessed the Magic staff the caduceus
Which looked precisely like the Modern medical symbol?
The Caduceus had the power to stop any disputes and reconcile enemies, but it had nothing to do with medicine
The truth is that more than a hundred years ago us military doctors confused the caduceus with the rod of Asclepius
Which looks similar, but had no wings and only one snake?
Since Asclepius is the ancient Greek. God of healing and medicine the mistake is quite understandable
Subsequently the symbol has taken root and is now used to represent medical confidentiality
symbol number four the Power-on symbol
The power or power arm symbol can be found on practically any device, but few people know about its origin
As early as the 1940s engineers use the binary system for representing specific switches
Where one men on and 0 men off?
In the following decades it is transformed into a sign that features a circle zero and a vertical line one
symbol number three the Peace symbol
The peace symbol also known as the pacific was invented in 1958 during the protests against the use of Nuclear weapons
The symbol is a combination of the semaphore signals for the letters and and D standing for Nuclear disarmament?
In the semaphore alphabet the letter m is transmitted by holding two flags in an inverted V and the letter D is
Formed by holding one flag pointing straight up and the other pointed straight down
proposing these two signs forms the shape of the peace symbol
symbol number two the okay sign
Most people interpret this hand gesture as the equivalent of the word alright or okay?
However, it is not perceived as something positive everywhere
For instance in France the gesture Denotes that the person at whom it is directed is a zero a nothing
Also, there are several theories about where this gesture could have come from one
It's believed that the okay sign originated as a visual supplement to the abbreviation of old kinderhook
New York the birthplace of the 8th us President Martin Van Buren
During his election campaign van buren adopted an alias that sounded like the first letters of his hometowns name
The Slogan of his campaign was old kinderhook was okay
And the posters portrayed a person showing the okay gesture
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another similar hypothesis states that the 7th us president Andrew Jackson use this expression when
finalizing his decisions
He often wrote all correct in the German Manner all correct or simply the abbreviation, okay?
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Another theory says that the okay gesture by itself is nothing other than a mudra a ritual gesture in buddhism and hinduism
The sign Symbolizes learning and many Buddhist artworks depict the Buddha making this gesture
symbol number one the Bluetooth symbol
in the 10th century Ad
Denmark was Ruled by King Harald blackened a
historical figure famous for uniting Danish tribes into a single kingdom
Chorale was often called Bluetooth since he was a known lover of blueberries and at least one of his teeth had a permanent blue tint
Bluetooth technology is designed for uniting multiple devices into a single network a
Symbol representing this technology is a combination of two scandinavian Runes
Agha, or toggle eyes which is the analog of the latin h and Darken a room that equals the latin letter B?
these two Runes form the initials of horeb Latin name
by the way a first generation Bluetooth device was colored blue and
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