Which statement best describes the Roman language of Latin?

A) Latin is understood today by doctors and scientists.

B) Latin is the basis for many modern languages.

C) Latin is an older form of modern-day English.

D) Latin is considered to be a forgotten language.

C) and D) are definitely false: It's not forgotten, as it's well described but it's not an older form of English.

B) is correct: it's a basis for Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Italian and some other languages

A) is partially correct. doctors and some scientists know some latin, but they don't all understand full texts in latin.