Poké-

prefix

Pertaining to Pokémon or the Pokémon media franchise.

OriginEnglish Pokémonclip. ← Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon) ← Middle English monstre →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Pertaining to Pokémon or the Pokémon media franchise.

Origin

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

Clipping of Pokémon.

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Cite this entry
APA

Poké-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pok%C3%A9-

MLA

“Poké-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pok%C3%A9-. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poké-,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pok%C3%A9-.

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