portico
POR-tih-koh · noun
Origin
English portico comes from Italian portico, from Latin porticus, meaning "porch," which itself derives from porta, meaning "gate."
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Journey
The word passed from Latin porticus into Italian portico before settling into English with its current sense of a covered entrance supported by columns.
Related words
It's a doublet of porch and porticus, both descending from the same Latin root, along with the rarer porticus and portego.
More words
From Italian