Latin is used today in botany. Latin is a dead language which means the meanings of the words don't change. When describing plants, it is argued, it is better to describe it in such a language because the definition remains stable. In English, the word "wicked" meant really evil and bad but these days it means "real cool". In Latin the words haven't changed much in a couple of thousand years. See related link below
As a person studying the classical language of Latin and also Spanish, I am often asked about the relevance, reasons, and the general point of studying what is effectively a ‘dead language’. It is often perceived as an extremely academic, difficult and inaccessible subject valued by top institutions. I believe more can be done to increase the accessibly and wide spread awareness of the language and highlight the prevalence of Latin in our modern society
and it is considered the “mother” of all modern Romance languages whose vocabularies are replete with Latin stems.
In truth, Latin is far from dead, considering the fact 60% of words in the English language stem from Latin words, grammar and phrasesand it is considered the “mother” of all modern Romance languages including Spanish, French and Italian.
Anyone in the process of studying a modern, European language, the rules of grammar, often correlate with your chosen modern foreign language and use the same precision and logic. The study Latin literature, poems and speeches written by different members of a Roman society offer interesting, and often humorous insights into the lives of men and women living in ancient Rome. The classics of Roman literature: Pliny Virgil and Ovid open doors to a vivid and diverse range of modern and historical literature. Furthermore, the analysis of these different texts enhances your reasoning, critical thinking and analytical skills not only in English, but in the humanities Social Sciences and the dramatic arts. In a nutshell, Latin can assist is a majority of subjects, in terms of its diverse range of transferable skills.
Barium is Latin. It is a toxic element. It was also the name of a Roman town on the Adriatic sea which is called Bari today.
Linnaeus's system of categorization was well thought out, very thorough, and used what was considered at that time to be the "universal language": Latin. It is still used because he did it right the first time, and there is no need to change it. It is easily adaptable to new species.
yes its still used today
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In Ancient Latin times the unit of measurement, the pound, was not as it is considered today. Today a contemporary, or modern day pound is ~453.592g. This was established by the US & other other members of The Commonwealth of Nations on July 1, 1959. Whereas, in Roman times, when Latin was still used as a means of communication by any society or group of peoples, it was ~327.168g. These units of measure were called a "libra".Hope that helps.For further reading & reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)(I'm sorry if you were inquiring about the verb, to "pound".)
It has no cultural following.
Because they form the numerical aspect of the Latin language which is still used today in the Vatican
in the dictionary.
Many words used in law, medicine, science and theology are Latin.
Some churches, medical community and the American legal system all use latin.
Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans and it is still used today in the Vatican City in Rome.
The Roman numeral system is still being used today because it is the numerical aspect of the Latin language which is still being used today.
Because Latin was the language of the ancient Romans which is still used today and Roman numerals is the numerical aspect of the Latin language.
If you are asking what alphabet was used in English prior to the Latin alphabet, the answer is none.
We still use Roman numerals today because they are the numerical aspect of the Latin language which is still used and spoken today.
No, "Hispanics" are not Arabs. "Hispanic" is a term used to describe persons in Latin America or of Latin American descent. Their origins are from the ancient Indian tribes that proliferated throughout what is today's Latin America.
The Latin word for 'day' is 'dies'. The Latin word for 'today' is 'hodie'.