Lest

Morpheme

Lest

Type

bound base

Denotation

robber, bandit, pirate, buccaneer, revolutionary, insurrectionist, guerrilla

Etymology

Ancient Greek lēïstḗs, from lēízesthai, from lēḯs

Evidence

Akidolestes, Caenolestes, Caenolestoidea, Carpolestes, Chlorolestes, Ecchlorolestes, Hypolestes, Ichthyolestes, Indolestes, Lestes, Lestidae, Micralestes, Microlestes, Necrolestes, Ornitholestes, Pantolestidae, Phylolestes, Psammolestes, Rhabdalestes, Rhipidolestes, Sarcolestes, Saurornitholestes, Sinhalestes, Zalambdalestes