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Why does taxionomy use the latin language?

i know that this isnt biology but there wasnt a science button :)

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Answer:

dead language

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Linnaeus and other scientists used Latin because it was a dead language. No people or nation uses it as an official language. Many other languages may have Latin bases but don't use all of it.

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Answer:

Because it was a dead language.

Step-by-step explanation:

Nobody uses latin anymore.

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