Where does “peppershrike” come from?

peppershrike (English) comes from English pepper, from Middle English peper, from Old English piper, from Proto-West Germanic piper, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

peppershrike (English): Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America

Definitions

  1. Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America

Ancestry of “peppershrike”, step by step

peppershrike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pepper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpepperA plant of the family Piperaceae; A spice...
2Middle Englishpeperpepper; The plant that produces the fruit...
3Old EnglishpiperAlternative form of pipor
4Proto-West Germanicpiper
5Latinpiperpepper
6Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
8Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via English shrike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshrikeAny of various passerine birds of the family...
2Middle Englishschrike
3Old Englishsċrīcshrike, thrush
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι