Etymology

navigable

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Today it means: Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels. Full definition →

Middle French navigable ← Latin navigabilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromnavigabilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromnavigable
  3. English todaynavigable

From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.