porticus.
colonnade, covered walk; portico; covered gallery atop amphitheater/siege works;
Meaning & usage
colonnade, arcade
portico, porch
Where this word comes from
From porta (“gate, entrance”) + -icus. The expected form would be first declension *portica, porticae or, second declension *porticus, porticī; compare manica and pedica. The ending might have been influenced by fourth declension domus and/or portus as well as by Ancient Greek στοά f (stoá).
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