the.com/oriel window

means A window that projects outward from an upper-story wall, typically supported by a bracket or corbel rather than rising from the ground.

from Traces back through Old French 'oriol' to Medieval Latin 'oriolum,' meaning a small chamber, porch, or gallery — itself possibly related to Latin 'aureum' (golden) via associations with a gilded or grand recess, though the root is genuinely debated. The word first named the little chamber or alcove itself before settling onto the projecting window that let light into it.