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

  1. One who engages in DXing

Ancestry of “DXer”, step by step

DXer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English DX

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDXAbbreviation of deluxe; Abbreviation of double...
2Latinrecipesecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
4LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-