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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Cum Laude ——– with praise

Magna cum lauda ——– with big praise

Summa cum lauda ——- with the highest/biggest/bestest praise

I just sounds better in lattin

The last one is my favorite, because I can’t think of an English equivalent of Summa. Superlative, sure, but not every one knows that word. I would prefer:

“Hey man, how’s your day?” “Summa, bro!” “Hell yeah!, dude!”