Where does “DXing” come from?
DXing (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,...
DXing (English): The hobby of receiving and identifying distant...
Definitions
- The hobby of receiving and identifying distant...
Ancestry of “DXing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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,... |