Why are Latin and Greek words still heavily used everywhere? Like university frats and sororities, latin honors, and Biological terms? Why would they not use the English equivalent words instead for these words specifically?

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Why are Latin and Greek words still heavily used everywhere? Like university frats and sororities, latin honors, and Biological terms? Why would they not use the English equivalent words instead for these words specifically?

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Why not? University, fraternity, sorority are all Latin words. English vocabulary is about 30% Latin-root words, languages get changed as the speakers change but apparently 1/3 of your language works already so why change it