Where does “プラセボ” come from?

プラセボ (Japanese) comes from English placebo, from Middle English placebo, from Latin placēbō.

プラセボ (Japanese): Synonym of 偽薬

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 偽薬

Ancestry of “プラセボ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplaceboA dummy medicine containing no active...
2Middle EnglishplaceboThe vespers sung in the office for the dead; Talk...
3Latinplacēbō—
Every word from Latin placēbō →Every word from Middle English placebo →Every word from English placebo →