terrace (raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides) · patio, porch, veranda, terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building) · roof terrace, roof garden (flat roof of a building, accessible to the residents)
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *balkô Frankish *balkōbor. Medieval Latin balcōbor. Italian balconebor. Spanish balcón Borrowed from Italian balcone, ultimately of Germanic origin.
From Old Norse pallr (“bench, platform”), from Middle Low German palle (“ship's deck”), likely ultimately of non-Germanic origin and rather borrowed from Latin palus (“stipes, stake, post”) (compare English paling).