portico/ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/EtymologyFrom Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.nameThe Stoic philosophy (after the public porch on the agora of Athens where Zeno taught).nounA porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.“The amphitheatre hath two portici as that at Niſmes.”