Where does “Cavachon” come from?

Cavachon (English) comes from English bichon, from French bichon, from Middle French bichon, from Old French biche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ, from Proto-Germanic bikjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Cavachon (English): A breed of dog that is a cross between a Bichon...

Definitions

  1. A breed of dog that is a cross between a Bichon...

Ancestry of “Cavachon”, step by step

Cavachon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bichon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbichonAny of a class of toy dogs with curly or wavy...
2Frenchbichonbichon; lapdog
3Middle Frenchbichonsmall long-haired dog
4Old FrenchbicheAlternative form of bisse; doe, female deer;...
5Old Englishbiċċefemale dog
6Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
7Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via English Cavalier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCavalierA royalist partisan of Charles I of England during the English Civil War, especially from the upper classes
2Middle Frenchcavalierhorseman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-