Where does “cuckooshrike” come from?

cuckooshrike (English) comes from English cuckoo, from Middle English cokkou, from Old French cucu, from Latin cuculus — cuckoo; a term of reproach.

cuckooshrike (English): A bird of any of the species in the family...

Definitions

  1. A bird of any of the species in the family...

Ancestry of “cuckooshrike”, step by step

cuckooshrike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cuckoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcuckooAny of various birds, of the family Cuculidae,...
2Middle EnglishcokkouThe cuckoo; The sound a cuckoo makes
3Old Frenchcucucuckoo
4Latincuculuscuckoo; a term of reproach

via English shrike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshrikeAny of various passerine birds of the family...
2Middle Englishschrike—
3Old Englishsċrīcshrike, thrush
Every word from Latin cuculus →Every word from Old French cucu →Every word from Middle English cokkou →