Answer: historical contingency that Latin's influence could be preserved in Western Europe while most Greek speaking regions of antiquity the local language was replaced exogenous invaders
What about the impact of religion. Latin was the language of western Christianity. Islam replaced the Byzantine empire replacing Greek with Arabic.
Why do billions speak languages with large Latin heritage while less than 14 million speak languages derived from Ancient Greek?
What about the impact of religion. Latin was the language of western Christianity. Islam replaced the Byzantine empire replacing Greek with Arabic.