33
edits
Ariados (Pokémon): Difference between revisions
m
→Name origin
Yaminokame (talk | contribs) |
Doctorhook (talk | contribs) m (→Name origin) |
||
| Line 360: | Line 360: | ||
Ariados's appearance is based on the {{wp|Myrmarachne formicaria}} spider, but with the prosoma and opisthosoma reversed, fitting with its Pokédex entry. | Ariados's appearance is based on the {{wp|Myrmarachne formicaria}} spider, but with the prosoma and opisthosoma reversed, fitting with its Pokédex entry. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Ariados's name is probably derived from ''{{wp|arachnid}}'', Latin for {{wp|spider}} or {{wp|Ariadne}}. ''Dos'', the Spanish word for ''two'', is used possibly because it has two stingers. '' | Ariados's name is probably derived from ''{{wp|arachnid}}'', Latin for {{wp|spider}} or {{wp|Ariadne}}. ''Dos'', the Spanish word for ''two'', is used possibly because it has two stingers, or because it is the second form in its evolutionary line. Alternatively, ''dos'' could also possibly be from the Japanese 脅す ''odosu'', to threaten. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||