Where does “antiplacebo” come from?
antiplacebo (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antiplacebo (English): The situation where somebody who expects an inert...
Definitions
- The situation where somebody who expects an inert...
Ancestry of “antiplacebo”, step by step
antiplacebo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |
via English placebo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | placebo | A dummy medicine containing no active... |
| 2 | Middle English | placebo | The vespers sung in the office for the dead; Talk... |
| 3 | Latin | placēbō | — |