Etymology

admon

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Today it means: A Pokémon, often made from external devices, that is distributed to other players via Surprise Trade or other trade features containing a link to a website or social media handle in its nickname or Original Trainer name. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  7. Proto-Italic*wertō
  8. Latinvertō
  9. Latinadvertō
  10. Old Frenchavertir
  11. Middle Frenchadvertir
  12. Middle Frenchadvertissement
  13. Englishadvertisement
  14. Proto-Germanic*puhô
  15. Frankish*pokō
  16. Old Frenchpoche
  17. Anglo-Normanpoket
  18. Middle Englishpocket
  19. Englishpocket
  20. Japaneseポケット
  21. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
  23. Proto-Italic*man-eje-
  24. Proto-Italic*moneō
  25. Proto-Italic*monestrom
  26. Latinmōnstrum
  27. Old Frenchmonstre
  28. Middle Englishmonstre
  29. Englishmonster
  30. Japaneseモンスター
  31. Japaneseポケットモンスターclip.
  32. Japaneseポケモン (Pokemon)
  33. EnglishPokémon
  34. English todayadmon

Blend of advertisement + Pokémon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.