Where does “molestare” come from?
molestare (Italian) comes from Latin molesto, from Latin molestus, from Latin mōlēs.
molestare (Italian): to annoy, bother
Ancestry of “molestare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | molesto | I bother, harass; dative/ablative... |
| 2 | Latin | molestus | troublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying,... |
| 3 | Latin | mōlēs | — |