Etymology

Fakémon

Today it means: An unofficial Pokémon; for example, any Pokémon invented in fanart. Full definition →

English Pokémon ← Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon) ← Middle English monstre
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The story

  1. Englishfeak?
  2. Englishfeague?
  3. Englishfake
  4. Proto-Germanic*puhô
  5. Frankish*pokō
  6. Old Frenchpoche
  7. Anglo-Normanpoket
  8. Middle Englishpocket
  9. Englishpocket
  10. Japaneseポケット
  11. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
  13. Proto-Italic*man-eje-
  14. Proto-Italic*moneō
  15. Proto-Italic*monestrom
  16. Latinmōnstrum
  17. Old Frenchmonstre
  18. Middle Englishmonstre
  19. Englishmonster
  20. Japaneseモンスター
  21. Japaneseポケットモンスターclip.
  22. Japaneseポケモン (Pokemon)
  23. EnglishPokémon
  24. English todayFakémon

Blend of fake + Pokémon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.