Pokemon are once more a worldwide phenomenon thanks to the smartphone game Pokemon Go.But while people are searching for Pikachus and Jigglypuffs they are unwittingly using 19th century Cornish language.Dr Kate Wiles, a researcher of medieval scribes and manuscripts, has revealed that the word Pokemon actually originates from 19th century Cornish and means clumsy.It's a million miles away from Japanese anime which has adopted the word Pokemon as a shortened version of pocket monsters.Read more:...
