Where does “treebank” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “treebank”, step by step

treebank 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 Bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBankA major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281
Every word from Middle English tre