It’s small and pedantic and arguably sour grapes, but thinking through the difference between “agentive”—the word I established in 2017 for agent-related design—and the more recent “agentic” word for the same thing, I note that “agent” is Latin in origin, so it’s a better fit for “-ive”, which is also Latin, rather than “-ic” which is Greek.
Festive not festic.
Geographic not geographive.
Agentive not agentic.
