Etymology

shillmon

S1H4I1L1L1M3O1N1

Today it means: A Pokémon that receives excessive exposure, marketing focus, and favoritism from The Pokémon Company. Full definition →

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

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

Blend of shill + Pokémon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.