Where does “DXpedition” come from?
DXpedition (English) comes from English expedition, from Middle French expédition, from Latin expeditio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
DXpedition (English): A ham radio expedition to an exotic location
Definitions
- A ham radio expedition to an exotic location
Ancestry of “DXpedition”, step by step
DXpedition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expedition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expedition | The act of expediting something; prompt... |
| 2 | Middle French | expédition | — |
| 3 | Latin | expeditio | expedition, campaign, mission; march; mission: an... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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,... |