mulier

The story

1. Latin · derived frommulier“woman”
2. Old French · derived frommoil(l)eré
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frommuil(l)eré, moil(l)eré“legitimate; of legitimate birth”
4. Middle English · inherited frommulier(e), moillere, muliery“adj.: legitimate, both in wedlock; noun: wedlock”
5. English todaymulier

From Middle English mulier(e), moillere, muliery (“adj.: legitimate, both in wedlock; noun: wedlock”), from Anglo-Norman muil(l)eré, moil(l)eré (“legitimate; of legitimate birth”) or Old French moil(l)eré, ultimately from Latin mulier (“woman”).