Etymograph

English

Pokédex

Blend of Pokémon + index, adapted from Japanese ポケモン図鑑 (Pokémon Zukan, “Pokémon illustrated encyclopedia”).

A compound of Pokémon + index

English pocket monster

Japanese ポケモン

English Pokémon

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point out’

Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti ‘to be pointing out’

Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show’

Latin dīcō ‘to say, indicate’

Latin index ‘discoverer, informer; forefinger’

English index

The story

Blend of Pokémon + index, adapted from Japanese ポケモン図鑑 (Pokémon Zukan, “Pokémon illustrated encyclopedia”). The English version was introduced in the dub of the pilot episode of the Pokémon anime, originally aired in September 8, 1998.

Today it means

noun A fictional electronic encyclopedia with information about Pokémon.

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