Question

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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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 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, 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.

Explanation:

Tête - à - tête in French and vis - à - vis in Latin both had meanings related to close - proximity interactions in the past. In English, tête - à - tête still relates to a private conversation (similar to the idea of head - to - head talk), while vis - à - vis now means "compared with" or "in relation to", a different meaning from its original face - to - face sense.

Answer:

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.