At lest it lets you talk about things with people who also have the knowledge.
When my mum was in medical school (1950s) they still used Latin (teaching was otherwise in English). It wasn’t one of the languages she spoke, but she just memorized the tokens and then could go back home and work in a hospital because all the technical terms were the same.
I did learn Latin and so used to be amused by the names of things. Unfortunately she was quite busy and never shared my amusement. A shame as she otherwise had a good sense of humor.
When my mum was in medical school (1950s) they still used Latin (teaching was otherwise in English). It wasn’t one of the languages she spoke, but she just memorized the tokens and then could go back home and work in a hospital because all the technical terms were the same.
I did learn Latin and so used to be amused by the names of things. Unfortunately she was quite busy and never shared my amusement. A shame as she otherwise had a good sense of humor.