English → Latin
“port-folio” in Latin
scrīniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio, briefcase; desk (for writing)librāriusof or pertaining to booksepistolaa letter, epistle; a written imperial decreeliberbook; the inner bark of a tree
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
port-folio
scrinium (epistolarum, librorum), or, from the context, scrinium only: librarium (for writings of any kind, Cic., Mil., 12, 33): the port-folio of a minister of state, *librarium litterarum publicarum. PORT-HOLE, *fenestra.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for port-folio?
- The usual Latin words for “port-folio” are scrīnium, librārius, epistola; also liber. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.