opisthodomos
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος (opisthódomos, “back room”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) + δόμος (dómos).
Noun
editopisthodomos (plural opisthodomoi)
- (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella.
References
editGardner's Art through the ages. 12th edition. Volume 1.