Etymology

entente

en·tente
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Today it means: An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. Full definition →

French entente
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromentente“understanding”
  2. English todayentente

Unadapted borrowing from French entente (“understanding”). Doublet of intent.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.