Where does “molestar” come from?

molestar (Catalan) comes from Latin molesto, from Latin molestus, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molestar (Catalan): to bother, annoy; to disturb; to hurt

Definitions

  1. to bother, annoy; to disturb; to hurt

Ancestry of “molestar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmolestoI bother, harass; dative/ablative...
2Latinmolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying,...
3Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

Words derived from “molestar

Every word from Latin mōlēsEvery word from Latin molestusEvery word from Latin molesto