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.
In the 18th century the minimum legal age to marry was 14 for men and 12 for women, in most of the regions. Worldwide average marriage age for men is 28.7 and 26.8 for women. In India average marriage age for men is 26 and 22.2 for women.2.2. 26. Age at Effective Marriage (AEM). The median age of marriage has been rising in India. Yet 61 percent of all women (69 percent in rural regions and 31 percent in urban areas) are married before the age of 16.