Via A Book of Creatures, things I didn't know: "imp" as a term actually derives from horticulture and was originally a word for tree shoots -> children -> children of satan/devils specifically -> modern usage.

Etymology is fun :)

https://abookofcreatures.com/2026/10/19/etymology-corner-my-elizabethancore-black-metal-band-wrecched-ympes/

#etymology #mythology