Etymology

loggia

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Today it means: A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level. Full definition →

Italian loggia ← Old French loge ← Medieval Latin laubĭa
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The story

  1. Frankish · derived from*laubijā
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromlaubĭa
  3. Old French · derived fromloge
  4. Italian · borrowed fromloggia
  5. English todayloggia

Borrowed from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Medieval Latin laubĭa, from Frankish *laubijā. Doublet of lobby and lodge.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchloge all →

lodge

Frankish*laubijā all →

lobbylogelouver

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