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The etymology of tête-à-tête relates to a person’s head or the hair on their head. Tête was a woman’s towering headdress in the 1700s in France. Tête-à-tête literally translates to “head-to-head” and refers to two people leaning toward each other to talk “head-to-head.” In English today, it means “a private conversation between two people.”
The etymology of vis-à-vis is similar in that the literal meaning is “face-to-face” in Latin. The word entered English in the 1700s and kept the literal meaning of “face-to-face,” and it could relate to face-to-face conversation. Over time, vis-à-vis came to mean “compared with” or “in relation to.”
Compare the etymologies and current English meanings of tête-à-tête and vis-à-vis.

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The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were similar in the past, and today their literal meanings English are the same as they always were in French and Latin.
The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were similar in the past, and today their literal meanings English are the same as they always were in French and Latin.

The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were similar, but the English meaning of tête-à-tête has not changed much from the French, while vis-à-vis has taken on a different meaning in English.
The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were similar, but the English meaning of tête-à-tête has not changed much from the French, while vis-à-vis has taken on a different meaning in English.

The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were opposite, but the English meaning of vis-à-vis is different today, making it similar to tête-à-tête.
The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were opposite, but the English meaning of vis-à-vis is different today, making it similar to tête-à-tête .

The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were similar in the past. In English today, the meanings of tête-à-tête and vis-à-vis are much different from their French and Latin meanings.
The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were similar in the past. In English today, the meanings of tête-à-tête and vis-à-vis are much different from their French and Latin meanings.
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Answer 1

The best response that accurately compares the etymologies and current meanings of tête-à-tête and vis-à-vis is:

The meanings of tête-à-tête in French and vis-à-vis in Latin were similar, but the English meaning of tête-à-tête has not changed much from the French, while vis-à-vis has taken on a different meaning in English.

This response reflects the information provided about the two terms, noting that tête-à-tête has retained its original meaning more closely, while vis-à-vis has evolved to include additional meanings.