Etymology

Copernicus

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Today it means: A surname in Latin, notably borne by Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus. Full definition →

Latin Copernicu ← Polish Kopernik
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  1. PolishKopernik
  2. LatinCopernicu
  3. English todayCopernicus

Learned borrowing from Latin Copernicus.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.