English

Poké-

Poké- comes from Japanese ポケモン, and goes back to ポケットモンスター ‘Pokémon’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of ポケット ‘pocket’ + モンスター

Proto-Germanic *puhô ‘bag’

Frankish *pokō

Old French poche

Anglo-Norman poket

Middle English pocket

English pocket

Japanese ポケット ‘pocket’

Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’

Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti ‘to cause to think, make think’

Proto-Italic *man-eje-

Proto-Italic *moneō ‘to remind, warn’

Proto-Italic *monestrom

Latin mōnstrum ‘a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent’

Old French monstre ‘monster’

Middle English monstre ‘a monster or beast’

English monster

Japanese モンスター

Every English word from Japanese ポケットモンスター

prefix Pertaining to Pokémon or the Pokémon media franchise.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.