Where does “verando” come from?

verando (Esperanto) comes from Polish weranda, from French véranda, from English veranda, from Portuguese varanda — balcony, veranda, terrace; porch.

verando (Esperanto): porch, veranda

Definitions

  1. porch, veranda

Ancestry of “verando”, step by step

verando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish weranda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwerandaveranda
2Frenchvérandaveranda
3EnglishverandaA gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed...
4Portuguesevarandabalcony, veranda, terrace; porch

via Italian veranda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianverandaverandah, porch
Every word from Portuguese varanda →Every word from English veranda →Every word from French véranda →