Latin has helped me in Chemistry. Plenty of words in science have their roots in Latin. Look at the term "covalent". The prefix "co-" has its roots in latin with the prefix "com-" which translated as "together". The rest of the term is "valent". which comes from "valentia", which means strength. With these words put together, you find that the word means "combined strength". I felt rather accomplished when I made this connection.
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