English
Pokémon
Pokémon comes from Japanese ポケモン, and goes back to English pocket monster.
- English1500–presentpocket monster
- JapanesemodernポケモンPokemon
- Englishearliest quotation 2001Pokémon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentpocket monster
- JapanesemodernポケモンPokemon
- Englishearliest quotation 2001Pokémon
Earliest quotation: 2001, Sara Stein, Games They Play: “Pokémons are the latest and adamantly conformist craze among…”
The story
The acute accent was added to signify the pronunciation.
Every English word from English pocket monster
Today it means
name A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English pocket monster / Pokémon