👉 Ectypal is a term used in linguistics to describe an aspect of language that is unique or distinct from other forms. It refers to the differences between a word or phrase and its antonym, which are synonyms with opposite meanings, but do not necessarily convey the same meaning. For example, the word "moon" has two etymologies: "mō-nor" (from "mōn" meaning "moon") and "mōn-dēr" (from
