Can you name the Pokemon by Greek/Latin Root (original 150)? by JonnyWalker

Root - Meaning	Pokemon Name	Origin
cani - dog		Latin
hypn - sleep		Greek
lax - not tense		Latin
dactyl - finger		Greek
taur - bull		Greek and Latin
du - two		Latin
rhynch - snout		Greek
sec - cut		Latin
saur - lizard, reptile		Greek
tri - three		Greek and Latin

Root - Meaning	Pokemon Name	Origin
prim - first		Latin
psych - mind		Greek
vict - conquer		Latin
aer - air, atmosphere		Greek
rapidus - hasty, snatching		Latin
meta - change		Greek
grav - heavy		Latin
arct - relating to cold		Greek
orb - circle		Latin
vulp - fox		Latin

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Pokemon by Greek/Latin Root Quiz

by JonnyWalker

Created Feb 22, 2010 in Gaming
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	jonnyboy180:	Feb 22nd, 2010 at 23:41 GMT		8 points
	huh...i always thought charmeleon was related to chameleon (since charmander is based on salamander.)

	bandersnatch:	Feb 22nd, 2010 at 23:59 GMT		3 points
	Primeape, not Primape :) And possibly sec had an influence in naming Scyther?

	WredAguyW:	Feb 23rd, 2010 at 00:48 GMT		4 points
	@Jonny: I think that's the idea, considering Charmeleon is a lizard, not a lion.

	RS89:	Feb 23rd, 2010 at 02:18 GMT		2 points
	I agree. The Charmeleon one is definitely wrong. And the Latin for lion is leo, anyway, not leon.

	nomorepants:	Feb 23rd, 2010 at 07:25 GMT		4 points
	The English word chameleon (also chamaeleon) derives from the Latin chamaeleo which is borrowed from the Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamaileon), a compound of χαμαί (khamai) "on the earth, on the ground" + λέων (leon) "lion"

	JulieD:	Feb 23rd, 2010 at 19:04 GMT		4 points
	^That's going pretty far away, though. When they chose the names for Pokémon, I'm sure they didn't think of that, they were thinking of chameleons. Also, considering the appearance of Metapod, it's quite certainly from the botanical pod ('seedpod' or 'peapod') rather than from latin. See http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pod, first meaning (I also highly doubt they meant Metapod is a group of whales).

	JonnyWalker:	Feb 23rd, 2010 at 20:27 GMT		9 points
	Thanks for comments. This is the first quiz I've made and i guess i didn't put that much care into it. You're all right by the way, I'll have to edit.

	AwesomeWillv2:	Feb 24th, 2010 at 01:15 GMT		-3 points
	Why just first gen? Metang and Metagross should count for Meta.

	Arkardian:	Feb 24th, 2010 at 05:07 GMT		3 points
	I'm surprised that the Rapidus root is the least common answer. i got that one instantly, Meta... not so much :P Nice job ^^

	JonnyWalker:	Feb 24th, 2010 at 19:38 GMT		9 points
	Rapidus is last because i just included it recently after deleting the Charmeleon one. And i only chose the original 150 because everyone knows that they are the best. I might make a sequel in the future with the other generations.

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	Neonwatermelon15:	Feb 25th, 2010 at 02:39 GMT		4 points
	after playing pokemon since i was in first grade (now im a 10th grader and dont play it anymore) it took me until just now when i finished this quiz that articuno, zapdos, and moltres have the numbers 1, 2, and 3 in their name (uno, dos, tres)

	JonnyWalker:	Feb 25th, 2010 at 21:13 GMT		8 points
	I noticed it when i made the quiz and was like, "Wow how have I not noticed that in over a decade and a half"

	Delrihuzz:	Mar 2nd, 2010 at 19:45 GMT		2 points
	to make it really difficult, meta could also stand for Ditto. That was my first guess really. Ditto's Japanese name is Metamon, so it actually makes sense.

	EugeneAllen:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 22:14 GMT		2 points
	at first this seemed easy but i ended up missing metapod graveler and psyduck. nice quiz tho, this is one of the most original ideas ive seen. and lol to the uno dos tres thing. i realized that a couple months ago and was amazed that it took me 10 years to see it.

	JayHankEdLyon:	Apr 9th, 2010 at 13:54 GMT		4 points
	Interesting, but pretty positive Graveler is from, y'know, gravel, which has nothing to do with the word root 'grav-'.

	insaneular:	May 30th, 2010 at 02:39 GMT		-2 points
	If Graveler works for grav, I think Metagross should work for Meta :P

	megadave89:	May 31st, 2010 at 18:36 GMT		1 point
	Metapod

	ManaBoulevard:	Aug 6th, 2010 at 01:56 GMT		5 points
	@insaneular, Metagross is from Generation 3, while this game only contains the original 150.

	Lumira:	Oct 24th, 2010 at 18:43 GMT		0 points
	wow, managed to get them all on the first try.

	mikemass2:	Dec 8th, 2010 at 00:26 GMT		3 points
	if anything the ryhnch clue through me off from rhydon

	Eagle3:	Apr 26th, 2011 at 22:14 GMT		0 points
	While some pokemon have been named by the Latin roots such as Vulpix, the creators named the majority of the pokemon from English words that were orginally derived from Latin. Like rhydon derived from ryhnch when it is obviously derived from a rhino. The names were not directly related from Latin but rather from English words that came from Latin words.

	jim995:	Apr 27th, 2011 at 00:06 GMT		2 points
	I know Mewtwo has a "Two" in its name, but why on Earth is it accepted for du? Though du means two, it shouldn't be accepted since Mewtwo's name has nothing to do with the root itself, not the translation.

	cheese7:	Nov 17th, 2011 at 21:17 GMT		1 point
	Mewtwo isnt related to 'du', and i think graveler got its name from gravel, not from 'grav' referrimg to gravity. still nice quiz

	Davidos:	Aug 3rd, 2012 at 13:49 GMT		1 point
	Still, if you look on the Graveler Pokemon cards and on it's Pokedex entries, it refers to it rolling down hills a lot, which is gravity.

	BR8N03epsilon:	Dec 1st, 2012 at 02:00 GMT		1 point
	I don't think it would be too much of a hassle to add other generation Pokemon in here, like Metang and Munchlax. Just an idea, since there were only 151 Pokemon for 4 years, and that was over a decade ago.