Creole peoples were a mixture of people of European ancestry and slave populations (or free men and women of color). They were also referred to as "criollos", a word from the Spanish language meaning "created" and used in the post-French governance period to distinguish the two groups of New Orleans area and down river Creoles. Both mixed race and European Creole groups share many traditions and language, but their socio-economic roots differed in the original period of Louisiana history. Actually, the French word Creole is derived from the Portuguese word "Crioulo", which described Spaniards born in the Americas as opposed to Spain.
Etymology of Kapisa Etymology of Kapisa The original form and meaning of the toponym Kapisa or Kapiśa – a country located during prehistory in part of modern Afghanistan – are unknown. The related name Kapiśi refers to a city (centered near modern Bagram), that is believed to have been Kapisa's capital. Kapiśa is also widely believed to be synonymous with Kamboja – a toponym found in ancient Indian literature and religious texts. Perhaps the earliest references to Kapiśa "per se" are by the 5th century BCE Indian scholar Pāṇini (writing in Sanskrit) who also refers to Kapiśi, and "kapiśayana", a wine made in