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Why is it "sequacity" and not "sequenicity"?

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00:00 Why Is It &Quot;Sequacity&Quot; And Not &Quot;Sequenicity&Quot;?
00:35 Accepted Answer Score 7
01:29 Answer 2 Score 2
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 7


sequacity and sequacious, meaning obsequiousness/servile following of others/thoughtless, uncritical acceptance is somewhat archaic.

sequenicity is ... to put it bluntly 'not a word' (meaning it is not really accepted, not in any dictionary, prescriptive, descriptive or otherwise) and is actually not used by anybody. It looks like a neologism or a malformed attempt at making a regular extension of sequence.

If the latter, then the appropriate extension of sequence to an adjective would be

sequential

and from that to a noun for the concept would be

sequentiality

Because this started from sequence, all the derivations use 'e' instead of 'a'.




ANSWER 2

Score 2


Sequacity does not proceed from sequence directly. It comes from Sequacious. Both have roots in the same Latin word.

Sequacious: following with smooth or logical regularity.

Therefore, a sequence is sequacious.