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porticus
Latin · ancient
"a covered walkway"
a covered walkway or porch, from porta (a gate, a passage)
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portico
Italian · 1600s
"a roofed structure supported by columns"
settled in Italian for a roofed structure supported by columns
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portico
English · 1600s
"a porch with a roof supported by columns"
adopted directly for the columned entrance structure
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