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Where does “Chester” come from?

Chester derives from Old English ceaster, from Latin castrum meaning fortified settlement, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kat- or ḱes-.

Chester (English): A child molester

Definitions

  1. A child molester

Ancestry of “Chester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolesterAgent noun of molest: one who molests;...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Chester”

  • chesterlite
  • Chester
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