Etymology

upfloor

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Today it means: An upper storey, especially a gallery or arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, and transepts of a church. Full definition →

Middle English upflor ← Old English upflōr
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  1. Old English · inherited fromupflōr
  2. Middle English · inherited fromupflor
  3. English todayupfloor

From Middle English upflor, from Old English upflōr, equivalent to up- + floor.

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