Similar to byssus
- abyssus – abyss, chasm, hell
- sus – hog, pig, swine
- orsus – a beginning, initiative, start, to begin, undertaking
- morsus – a biting, also, bite, pain, sting
- casus – a falling, accident, chance, downfall, event, fortune, occasion, opportunity, violent death
- cursus – a race, a running, course, race course, race track
- pulsus – beating, blow, impulse, influence, push