mid-15c., "affording passage to ships," from Old French navigable (14c.) or directly from Latin navigabilis, from navigat-, past-participle stem of navigare "to pass over in a ship" (see navigation). Related: Navigability.
a navigable channel
navigable waters
Navarre
nave
navel
navelwort
navicular
navigable
navigate
navigation
navigational
navigator
navvy