Where does “DXer” come from?
DXer (English) comes from English DX, 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,...
DXer (English): One who engages in DXing
Definitions
- One who engages in DXing
Ancestry of “DXer”, step by step
DXer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English DX
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DX | Abbreviation of deluxe; Abbreviation of double... |
| 2 | Latin | recipe | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | recipio | I take back; I receive; I take upon myself,... |
| 4 | Latin | capio | I take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |