Where does “molesta” come from?

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

molesta (Romanian): to molest

Definitions

  1. to molest

Ancestry of “molesta”, step by step

molesta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French molester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmolesterTo molest; To maul
2Latinmolestare—
3Latinmolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying,...
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via German molestieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmolestieren—

Words derived from “molesta”

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