'entryway' originates from the combination of 'entry' and 'way', where 'entry' meant 'the act of entering' and 'way' meant 'a path or route'.

'entry' changed from the Old French word 'entrée' and 'way' from the Old English 'weg', eventually forming the modern English word 'entryway'.

Initially, it meant 'a path for entering', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.