John Filson (also the author of The Adventures of ColonelDaniel Boon (sic)), named it "Losantiville" from four terms, each of different language, before his death in October 1788 (He was replaced by Israel Ludlow).[13] It means "The town opposite the mouth of the Licking River," "ville" is French for "city," "anti" is Greek for "opposite," "os" is Latin for "mouth," and "L" was all that was included of "Licking River