Etymology of the English word entente
the English word
ententederived from the French word
ententederived from the French word
entendrederived from the Latin word
intendere (hold out; stretch, strain)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Date
The earliest known usage of entente in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
Entente, German
Entente, Norwegian
entente, Swedish
ententUsage
Word found in Modern English
