Where does “data collection tree” come from?

data collection tree (English) comes from English tree, from Middle English tre — A tree or a plant that resembles one.

data collection tree (English): A network topology used to gather and aggregate data from a collection of sensor nodes into a single node, which then propagates the aggregated data on

Definitions

  1. A network topology used to gather and aggregate data from a collection of sensor nodes into a single node, which then propagates the aggregated data on

Ancestry of “data collection tree”, step by step

data collection tree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tree

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreeA perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but...
2Middle EnglishtreA tree or a plant that resembles one

via English data collection

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdata collectionThe process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established system
Every word from Middle English tre