The porcupine is certainly not a source of pork, but the word pork and the porc- in the word porcupine both come ultimately from Latin porcus, âpig, hog.â Porcupine was modified from a compound word in Romance languages such as medieval French porc espin, literally, âspiny pig.â (The espin part comes from Latin spina, âthorn, spine.â)
Men are two years older than women in the average relationship, Facebook says. Apparently, the cougar phenomenon is just a blip. Because according to Facebook, when it comes to coupling up, men average about two years older than their female partners internationally.
There is 12 years between Jay-Z and Beyonce, and a staggering 25 years between Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones. Official statistics show that generally, women in the UK marry men older than themselves, and in 2000 the average age gap was just over two years. But it is the bigger age gaps which cause the stir.here is 12 years between Jay-Z and Beyonce, and a staggering 25 years between Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones. Official statistics show that generally, women in the UK marry men older than themselves, and in 2000 the average age gap was just over two years. But it is the bigger age gaps which cause the stir.