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Where does “molester” come from?

molester (Old French) comes from Latin molesto, from Latin molestus, from Latin mōlēs.

Ancestry of “molester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmolestoI bother, harass; dative/ablative...
2Latinmolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying,...
3Latinmōlēs—

Words derived from “molester”

  • molest
  • molester
  • molestful
  • molesteth
  • molestable
  • molestest
  • molestee
  • molestability
  • molesten
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