Ancient Greek is often used in the coinage of modern technical terms in the European languages: see English words of Greek origin. Latinized forms of ancient Greek roots are used in many of the scientific names of species and in scientific terminology.
aNcieNt GREEk is OfteN Used In THe coinage Of moDErN TEchnical tERmS iN ThE eurOpEaN lanGUAGes: SEe EnGliSh words OF greek orIgin. LatinIzed Forms of ancieNT greek roOTS aRE Used In maNy Of thE scientIfic nAmEs of speciEs and IN scientific TErMinoLoGy.