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Where does “molestare” come from?

molestare (Italian) comes from Latin molesto, from Latin molestus, from Latin mōlēs.

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,...
3Latinmōlēs—
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