English
sequelitis
From sequel + -itis.
Formed from sequel + -itis
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
…
Latin sequor ‘to follow’
Latin sequēla ‘a result, consequence, sequel, aftermath’
Middle French sequele
Middle English sequele
English sequel
Today it means
noun The tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “sequelitis”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / sequelitis