[Taxacom] Language tags for scientific names

[Andy Mabbett]

In message <003401c8d94f$18d69920$4a83cb60$@net>, Adolf Ceska 
<aceska at telus.net> writes

>The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature is  clear about the 
>names:
>
>QUOTE
>Principle V  Scientific names of taxonomic groups are treated as Latin
>regardless of their derivation.
>END-OF-QUOTE

Which begs two questions:

1) "treated" in what sense?

2) Do other codes say likewise?

-- 
Andy Mabbett