Why did Linnaeus chose Latin as the language to be used in his classification scheme?

For many years, Latin was the main written language used in Europe. Conversational languages were not necessarily standardized, so even people from parts of the same country might not understand each other easily. Many people learned Latin and reading/writing together, and never saw books written in their native language. So people like Linnaeus, Newton, and others chose Latin as the language most understood by the greatest number of people.