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Words borrowed from Latin Before old English came into being before 450 : Old English 450—1150 : religion, education, literature etc. Middle English 1150—1500 : law, medicine, science etc. Modern English 1500—now : the Renaissance: art, philosophy, astronomy etc. Plural forms -us变为-i focus/foci alumnus/alumni -um变为-a datum/data -a变为-ae formula/formulae alumna/alumnae -x变为-ices index/indices appendix/appendices Words borrowed from Greek Medical terms: colon 结肠 、hepatitis 肝炎 Prefix：hydro- geo- tele- Suffix：-meter -graph -scope Plural forms -is变为-es crisis/crises analysi