Where does “DX” come from?

DX (English) comes from Latin recipe, from Latin recipio, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

DX (English): Abbreviation of deluxe; Abbreviation of double...

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of deluxe; Abbreviation of double...

Ancestry of “DX”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrecipesecond-person singular present active imperative...
2LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
3LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “DX

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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