Etymograph

English

loggia

Loggia comes from Italian loggia, from Old French loge ‘hut’, and ultimately from Frankish *laubijā.

  1. Frankishc. 250–700*laubijāreconstructed
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500laubĭa‘penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400loge‘hut’
  4. Italianc. 1300–presentloggia
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1927same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frankishc. 250–700*laubijāreconstructed
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500laubĭa‘penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400loge‘hut’
  4. Italianc. 1300–presentloggia
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1927same form

Earliest quotation: 1927, Ernest Bramah pseudonym; Ernest Brammah : “Mr Carrados was standing in the loggia of the…”

Linked words

through Frankish *laubijā

lobby, loge, 1 more

through Old French loge ‘hut’

lodge, logistics, 2 more

Today it means

noun A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Frankish *laubijā / loggia

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