Where does “molester” come from?
molester (Danish) comes from Danish molestere, from French molester, from Latin molestare, from Latin molestus, from Latin mōlēs.
molester (Danish): imperative of molestere
Ancestry of “molester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | molestere | to batter, to damage, to injure, to maltreat |
| 2 | French | molester | To molest; To maul |
| 3 | Latin | molestare | — |
| 4 | Latin | molestus | troublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying,... |
| 5 | Latin | mōlēs | — |