loggia

Where does the word "loggia" come from? It comes from Old High German laubja, passing through Italian before entering English (1740s).

Loggia’s story begins in Old High German: laubja meant “an arbor, a shelter.” An arbor, a leafy shelter, the root behind a covered gallery. By medieval, the word had taken hold in Italian as loggia. Settled in Italian for an open-sided gallery or corridor. It reached English by 1740s as loggia. Florence's Loggia dei Lanzi (1382) is a famous example. Today, loggia means a covered exterior gallery or corridor, open on one or more sides.

1. Stage 1 · Old High German · medieval laubja "an arbor, a shelter", an arbor, a leafy shelter, the root behind a covered gallery.
2. Stage 2 · Italian · medieval loggia "an open-sided covered gallery", settled in Italian for an open-sided gallery or corridor.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1740s loggia "an open-sided covered gallery or corridor", Florence's Loggia dei Lanzi (1382) is a famous example.