@FBM,
Medieval Latin supernātūrālis. Even such a thing as the surface of the sun is supernatural, given the origins of the word in Medieval Times . If you want to refer to the supernatural as ghosts or goblins, fine, but it seems the originators would definitely have included modern day physics .
Magic or sorcery is an attempt to understand and exploit supernatural forces, using rituals, symbols, actions, gestures and language. Which Physicists do not use symbols and language to describe the supernatural ? Or mathematicians for that matter . Do you know of any ? I say they all do .