Where does “placebo” come from?
Placebo comes from Middle English placebo, from Latin placēbō, the first-person singular future tense of placāre meaning "to please or appease."
placebo (English): A dummy medicine containing no active...
Definitions
- A dummy medicine containing no active...
Ancestry of “placebo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | placebo | The vespers sung in the office for the dead; Talk... |
| 2 | Latin | placēbō | — |
Words derived from “placebo”