Where does “extol” come from?
Extol comes from Latin extollo, formed from the prefix ex- and the root telh₂- in Proto-Indo-European, which carried the sense of lifting or bearing.
extol (English): To praise; to make high
Ancestry of “extol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | extollo | I elevate; I erect; I exalt |
| 2 | Latin | tollō | to raise, lift up, elevate |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tolnō | lift, carry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥néh₂ti | to be lifting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
Words derived from “extol”