The Word Primate Comes from the Latin for "Of the First

The word primate comes from the Latin for "of the first rank" and was the word Linnaeus used in his taxonomic system because

A) religious authorities demanded that all texts be written in Latin
B) Linnaeus only wrote and conversed in Latin
C) he took for granted the idea that humans were closer to divine powers
D) he wanted to be sure that his system saw the widest possible use and Latin was popular when he created the system