sylph
What is another word for sylph? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.
Noun — A spirit believed to live in the air, invisible to human eyes.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1657. It comes from New Latin sylphes, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century, possibly by combining Latin sylvestris ("of the woods") and nympha ("nymph"). It ultimately traces to the root silva ("woods, forest") and is related to sylvan. See further at Wikipedia.
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