This root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including elevator and lever. The root lev is easily recalled through the word levitate: to make someone so “light” in weight that she can float above the ground.
Johnny touched all the bases on the way to home plate.
Its because they based on their experiences and emotions and gobbledegook to express whats inside.
I don't see a list but some examples of homonyms are knead and need, soar and sore, patience and patients