I'll first start with the Latin word for Pokémon, as I feel that would be the best name for the taxonomic kingdom of Pokémon.
Pokémon
Kingdom Epithet: Sinimōnstra
- "sinus" - pocket + "mōnstrum" - monster
- -- > [ sinu- ] + [ mōnstro- ] -- stems
- -- > [ sinu- ] + connecting vowel -i- + [ mōnstro- ] -- with connecting vowel
- -- > [ sini- ] + [ mōnstro- ] -- connecting vowel assimilates final u in [ sinu- ]
- -- > [ sinimōnstro- ] -- new stem
- = "sinimōnstrum" -- new Latin word for Pokémon (pocket monster)
- Latin is preferable to Greek. Greek is okay, but Greek-Latin hybrids are to be avoided (though not forbidden)
- Evolutionary groups of Pokémon will share a genus, and therefore a generic epithet. Specific Pokémon within each evolutionary group will be their own species, and have their own specific epithet.
- I won't use any generic epithets already used in real life, as that would imply that there is a biological relation between the Pokémon and the real animal (for example, even though Pikachu is the electric mouse, Mus is already out of the question because it is already being used for mice).
Without further ado, let's begin!
001-003: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Generic Epithet: Anthosaurus ("flower-reptile")
- "άνθος" - flower + "σαῦρος" - lizard, reptile
- -- > [ άνθο- ] + [ σαῦρο- ] -- stems
- -- > [ άνθοσαῦρο- ] -- new stem
- -- > "άνθοσαῦρος" -- new Greek word meaning flower-reptile
- = "anthosaurus" -- Latinization
Specific Epithets:
- Bulbasaur: Anthosaurus bulbosus ("bulbous flower-reptile")
- Ivysaur: Anthosaurus hederiger ("ivy-wearing flower-reptile")
- Venusaur: Anthosaurus florescens ("blooming flower-reptile")
004-006: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Generic Epithet: Ignilacertus ("fire-lizard")
- "ignis" - fire + "lacertus" - lizard
- -- > [ igni- ] + [ lacerto- ] -- stems
- -- > [ ignilacerto- ] -- new stem
- = "ignilacertus" -- new Latin word meaning fire-lizard
Specific Epithets:
- Charmander: Ignilacertus salamandriformis ("salamander-shaped fire-lizard")
- "salamandra" - salamander + "-fōrmis" - -shaped
- -- > [ salamandrā- ] + [ fōrmi- ] -- stems
- -- > [ salamandrā- ] + connecting vowel -i- + [ fōrmi- ] -- with connecting vowel
- -- > [ salamandri- ] + [ fōrmi- ] -- connecting vowel assimilates final ā in [ salamandrā- ]
- -- > [ salamandrifōrmi- ] -- new stem
- = "salamandrifōrmis" -- new Latin word meaning salamander-shaped
- Charmeleon: Ignilacertus chamaeleoniformis ("chameleon-shaped fire-lizard")
- "chamaeleon" - chameleon + "-formis" - -shaped
- -- > [ chamaeleōn- ] + [ fōrmi- ] -- stems
- -- > [ chamaeleōn- ] + connecting vowel -i- + [ fōrmi- ] -- with connecting vowel
- -- > [ chamaeleōni- ] + [ fōrmi- ] -- components
- -- > [ chamaeleōnifōrmi- ] -- new stem
- = "chamaeleōnifōrmis" -- new Latin word meaning chameleon-shaped
- Charizard: Ignilacertus draconiformis ("draconiform fire-lizard")
007-009: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Generic Epithet: Aspergitestudo ("spray-turtle")
- "aspergere" - to spray + "testūdō" - turtle
- -- > [ asperge- ] + [ testūdin- ] -- stems
- -- > [ asperge- ] + connecting vowel -i- + [ testūdin- ] -- with connecting vowel
- -- > [ aspergi- ] + [ testūdin- ] -- connecting vowel assimilates final e in [ asperge- ]
- -- > [ aspergitestūdin- ] -- new stem
- = "aspergitestūdō" -- new Latin word meaning spray-turtle.
Specific Epithets:
- Squirtle: Aspergitestudo rigans ("moistening spray-turtle")
- Wartortle: Aspergitestudo umectans ("wetting spray-turtle")
- Blastoise: Aspergitestudo madefaciens ("soaking spray-turtle")
Let me know what you think of these!
-Beniaminus
Image Sources:
- Pokéball
- Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur
- Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard
- Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise
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