sylph

The story

1. Latin · derived fromsylvestris“of the woods”
2. New Latin · derived fromsylphes
3. English todaysylph

First attested in 1657. From New Latin sylphes, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”). Ultimately from the root silva (“woods, forest”). Related to sylvan. More at Wikipedia.