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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the Spanish name for an inner court or enclosed space in a house, which is open to the sky. The "patio" is a common feature in houses in Spain and Spanish America. The word is generally referred to the Lat. patere, to lie open; cf. "patent," or to spatium, space.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Patio'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/patio.html. 1910.
 
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