But the component parts began soon to coalesce, so as to form one integral word, liable in its turn to phonetic corruption to such an extent that it became impossible after a time to decide which was the root and which the Modificatory element.
"Lectures on The Science of Language"
Max Müller
By the addition of these two Modificatory syllables, the numbers of derivative roots is at once raised to thirty-six.
"Lectures on The Science of Language"
Max Müller