Where does “molester” come from?

molester (French) comes from Latin molestare, from Latin molestus, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molester (French): To molest; To maul

Definitions

  1. To molest; To maul

Ancestry of “molester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmolestare—
2Latinmolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying,...
3Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

Words derived from “molester”

Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from Latin molestus →Every word from Latin molestare →