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- Proto-Germanic*puhô
- Frankish*pokō
- Old Frenchpoche
- Anglo-Normanpoket
- Middle Englishpocket
- Englishpocket
- Japaneseポケット
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
- Proto-Italic*man-eje-
- Proto-Italic*moneō
- Proto-Italic*monestrom
- Latinmōnstrum
- Old Frenchmonstre
- Middle Englishmonstre
- Englishmonster
- Japaneseモンスター
- Japaneseポケットモンスターclip.
- Japaneseポケモン (Pokemon)
- EnglishPokémon
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*mn̥yétor
- Proto-Hellenic*məňňómai
- Ancient Greekμαίνομαι (maínomai)
- Ancient Greekμᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́ā)
- Ancient Greekμανιακός (maniakós)
- Late Latinmaniacu
- Frenchmaniaque
- Englishmaniac
- English todayPokémaniac
Blend of Pokémon + maniac. Derived from "POKéMANIAC", the name of a class of opponent characters in-game. The characters are nowadays seen donning cosplay pieces resembling the Pokémon creatures (though originally wearing lab coats and portrayed as being somewhat lunatic). "POKéMANIAC" was the term used in the English translation for the aforementioned, originally called 「かいじゅうマニア」 [kaijuumania] ("monster maniac") in Japanese. Equivalent to Poké- + maniac.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.