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Where does “sylph” come from?

Sylph comes from New Latin sylphes, a term of unknown ultimate origin.

sylph (English): An invisible being of the air; The elemental...

Definitions

  1. An invisible being of the air; The elemental...

Ancestry of “sylph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsylphes—

Words derived from “sylph”

  • sylphlike
  • sylphic
  • sylphish
  • sylphy
  • シルフ
Every word from New Latin sylphes →