storey

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstɔːri/
(North American also story)

noun (plural storeys or stories)

  • a part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level: [in combination]: a three-storey building

Derivatives

storeyed

(North American also storied) adjective
[in combination]: four-storeyed houses

Origin:

late Middle English: shortening of Latin historia 'history, story', a special use in Anglo-Latin, perhaps originally denoting a tier of painted windows or sculptures on the front of a building (representing a historical subject)