Where does “devicetree” come from?

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

devicetree (English): A data structure placed in memory by a computer system (such as firmware) that contains information about the available hardware on the system, allowing operating systems to automatically discover it

Definitions

  1. A data structure placed in memory by a computer system (such as firmware) that contains information about the available hardware on the system, allowing operating systems to automatically discover it

Ancestry of “devicetree”, step by step

devicetree 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 device

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeviceAny piece of equipment made for a particular...
2Middle Englishdevis—
Every word from Middle English tre →