Where does “entente” come from?

entente (Indonesian) comes from Dutch entente, from French entente, from French entendre, from Middle French entendre, from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in- — in.

entente (Indonesian): entente, an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states

Definitions

  1. entente, an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states

Ancestry of “entente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchentente—
2Frenchententeaccord; agreement; interpretation, meaning
3Frenchentendreto hear; to be able to hear; to listen to
4Middle Frenchentendreto hear; to understand
5Old Frenchentendreto hear; to understand
6Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
8Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
9Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
10Old Latinenin
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin in- →