Where does “cockapoo” come from?

cockapoo (English) comes from English POODLE, from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz — dog.

cockapoo (English): A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a...

Definitions

  1. A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a...

Ancestry of “cockapoo”, step by step

cockapoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English POODLE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPOODLEA man-in-the-middle exploit that takes advantage...
2GermanPudelpoodle
3GermanPudelhundpoodle
4Germanhunddog, hound
5Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
6Old High Germanhuntdog
7Proto-West Germanichunddog
8Proto-Germanichundazdog
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via English cocker spaniel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcocker spanielEither of two breeds of dog, the American cocker...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz