Interesting, thanks! Etymologically, étage comes from the Greek στέγω (and gave the English word “stage”); it is a typically wooden cover. Since the first floo

Interesting, thanks! Etymologically, étage comes from the Greek στέγω (and gave the English word “stage”); it is a typically wooden cover. Since the first floor was often instead a continuation of the outside road (way back!), it was not considered a “stage”.