Where does “SMS” come from?

SMS (Portuguese) comes from English SMS, from German SMS — SMS (text message).

SMS (Portuguese): SMS; text message a text message sent on a cell phone

Definitions

  1. SMS; text message a text message sent on a cell phone

Ancestry of “SMS”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSMSa system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages
2GermanSMSSMS (text message)
Every word from German SMSEvery word from English SMS