Where does “octree” come from?

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

octree (English): A treelike data structure each of whose nodes has...

Definitions

  1. A treelike data structure each of whose nodes has...

Ancestry of “octree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreeA perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but...
2Middle EnglishtreA tree or a plant that resembles one
Every word from Middle English tre →Every word from English tree →