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the etymology of tête - à - tête relates to a persons head or the hair on their head. tête was a womans 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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Explanation:

Both "tête - à - tête" and "vis - à - vis" have etymologies related to face - to - face interaction. "Tête - à - tête" originally related to heads (French "tête" means head) and in the 1700s in France was about people leaning toward each other to talk. Now it means a private conversation. "Vis - à - vis" came from Latin "face - to - face", entered English in the 1700s, kept the literal meaning of "face - to - face" and could mean "compared with" or "in relation to".

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Both words have etymological roots in face - to - face concepts. "Tête - à - tête" now means a private conversation (originally head - related in French 1700s context), while "vis - à - vis" can mean "face - to - face" (literal Latin origin, kept in English 1700s) or "compared with/in relation to".