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Where does “molestation” come from?

Molestation derives from Old French molestacion, which comes from Latin molestatio, meaning harassment or annoyance.

molestation (English): The act of molesting

Definitions

  1. The act of molesting

Ancestry of “molestation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmolestacion—
2Latinmolestatio—

Words derived from “molestation”

  • nonmolestation
Every word from Latin molestatio →