extol

the word "extol" originates from the latin verb extollere, which is a compound of the prefix ex-, meaning "out" or "up," and the verb tollere, meaning "to lift" or "raise." the literal sense was "to lift up" or "to elevate." this physical meaning evolved metaphorically in late latin to signify "to praise highly" or "to exalt," as if lifting someone's merits into public view. the word entered english in the late 15th century, retaining this abstract sense of elevating someone or something through enthusiastic praise, having fully shed its original physical connotation.

Structure: ex (out, upward) + tol (lift, raise) - ex: from latin, a prefix meaning "out of, from, thoroughly, upward." - tol: from latin tollere, meaning "to lift, raise."