Where does “molestare” come from?

molestare (Italian) comes from Latin molesto, from Latin molestus, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molestare (Italian): to annoy, bother

Definitions

  1. to annoy, bother

Ancestry of “molestare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “molestare”

Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from Latin molestus →Every word from Latin molesto →